Caribbean Gold Casino

Caribbean Gold Casino is a member of one of online gaming's most distinguished families, the English Harbor New Ventures group.   The casino does a good job of staying with the group's formula for success by offering long running, stable, sites with above-average software. Despite the fine lineage, the site is far from perfect and is one of the weaker siblings in this family.

We'll start with the good, which is the software. Vegas Technologies has put forth one of its better efforts with this site. Most notable is the fact that they upgraded the lobby scene that typically makes us want to scratch our eyeballs out.   As usual, the download is super-fast and plays very well. On a less positive note, we are never happy to perform multiple downloads, but at least the games are worth downloading.

Despite getting off to a good start, this site's wheels start to come off in the all-important bonus category. The initial 100% bonus isn't bad, particularly for small-stakes players. The problem is the re-load bonus is far from adequate. The perk is a paltry 5% of deposits over the course of a month. The loyalty bonus is even worse, rewarding at a rate of one dollar for every thousand wagered.

Caribbean Gold Casino is proof positive that casino groups can't always rest on their laurels. Although this site has a long history and does quite well, we can only imagine how great it would be with a better bonus program. Players may check it out for its initial bonus, but they will be hard pressed to stay with such weak bonuses.

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Company and Brand: With English Harbor New Venture's backing, this casino, like the rest in the EHNV partnership, is on solid footing in terms of its ability to build a brand. The casino has been around for over eight years and continues to deliver a quality product.

Software and Graphics: We typically like sites run by Vegas Technology software, but we actually liked this site a little better than most. The site sets the tone with a home page that has some white space. So far, we can only think of one other site that has this much white background. Our eyes are very thankful to Caribbean.

Game Variety: The site has a solid variety of games, but it's hard not to notice that at 60 games, this is less than half of what some of the larger rooms have. With that said, the essentials are there, plus there are a few surprises in the specialty games room. For example, we didn't expect to see games like Poker Dice but there it was, right next to another surprise, Ultimate Hi-Lo.

Sign Up Bonus: We like the 100% bonus up to $150. It's a great way to get an incentive without having to deposit a week's pay. We also like the simplicity of the plan. We do wish there was a stronger re-load bonus. We feel that Caribbean's once-a-month 5% bonus is pretty weak. The site really missed the opportunity to coax folks into following up a solid initial deposit with an equally solid re-load.

Promotions: Aside from the 5% re-load bonus, the casino has an unimaginative loyalty program where players are awarded one comp point for every dollar wagered and every 1000 comp point earns you a dollar. In other words, for every thousand dollars you spend, you get one back.

Support: The site has all the expected forms of support including e-mail, phone, and chat. We tested the chat function and received the same solid response time we always get from EHNV companies.

Security and Stability: The site uses 128-bit SSL technology and has a superb track record. We hate to keep harping on the fact that this site is affiliated with EHNV, but it does go a long way in assuring us that this is a stable site.

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